Olive Garden Pasta E Fagioli

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef (7% fat)
• 1 small onion, diced (1 cup)
• 1 large carrot, julienned (1 cup)
• 3 stalks celery, chopped (1 cup)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can great northern beans, undrained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) can v8 vegetable juice
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 lb ditali pasta, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in large saucepan or soup pot. drain.
• 2 add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic.
• 3 simmer 10 minutes, then add remaining ingredients except pasta.
• 4 simmer 1 hour.
• 5 add cooked pasta.
• 6 simmer 5 minutes, then serve!